Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
The exterior of the Grant Museum
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is located in Central London
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
Location within Central London
Established1828 (1828)
LocationUniversity Street
London, WC1
United Kingdom
TypeNatural history
Public transit accessLondon Underground Euston Square; Warren Street
National Rail Euston
WebsiteGrant Museum

The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London, England. It was established by Robert Edmond Grant in 1828 as a teaching collection of zoological specimens and material for dissection. It is one of the oldest natural history collections in the UK, and is the last remaining university natural history museum in London.[1] Notable specimens and objects held by the museum include a rare quagga skeleton,[2] thylacine specimens,[1] dodo bones[3] and Blaschka glass models.[4]

  1. ^ a b MacDonald, Sally; Ashby, Jack (9 March 2011). "Museums: Campus treasures". Nature. 471 (7337): 164–165. doi:10.1038/471164a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 21390112.
  2. ^ Naish, Darren. "A day at London's Grant Museum of Zoology". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Maev (21 February 2011). "Half a Dodo Found in Museum Drawer". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ^ UCL (2 November 2016). "Blaschka Glass Models of Invertebrates". UCL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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